By Brenda June Temple
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Leah Marie Remini (/ˈrɛmɪni/; born June 15, 1970) is an American actress. She starred as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and as Vanessa Celluci in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2017–2018), both alongside Kevin James.
Remini coproduced and hosted the A&E documentary series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016–2019), for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special. She also cohosted the daytime talk show The Talk (2010–2011). Remini’s films include the comedy Old School (2003), the mystery comedy Handsome (2017), and the romantic comedy Second Act (2018).
After being a member of the Church of Scientology from childhood, Remini left the organization in 2013. Two years later, Remini released her book, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology; the memoir became number one on the New York Times Best Seller list. In 2016, she followed up with an Emmy Award-winning documentary television series on A&E, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, where she created a platform for victims and survivors of Scientology. Since July 2020, Remini has been the cohost of the podcast Scientology: Fair Game, alongside Mike Rinder.
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Courteney Bass Cox (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress, director, and producer. She rose to international prominence for playing Monica Geller in the NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2004) and Gale Weathers in the horror film franchise Scream (1996–present). Her accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Cox has starred in the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1987–1989), the FX drama series Dirt (2007–2008), the ABC/TBS sitcom Cougar Town (2009–2015) which she also directed, and the Starz horror comedy series Shining Vale (2022–2023). Her film credits include the action fantasy Masters of the Universe (1987), the comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), the animated comedy Barnyard (2006), the fantasy comedy Bedtime Stories (2008), and the independent drama Mothers and Daughters (2016).
Cox owns the production company Coquette Productions, which was created by Cox and her then-husband David Arquette. She has directed the television drama film TalhotBlond (2012), the black comedy drama film Just Before I Go (2014), and executive produced the game show Celebrity Name Game (2014–2017}.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Born
- Rachel Jackson (U.S. First Lady) –
- Bill Arp (writer) –
- Edvard Hagerup Grieg (composer) –
- Mario Cuomo (politician) –
- Jim Varney (actor) –
- Jim Belushi (actor) –
- Wade Boggs (baseball player) –
- Helen Hunt (actress) –
- Courteney Cox (actress) –
- Leah Remini (actress) –
- Neil Patrick Harris (actor) –
Died
- James Polk (11th U.S. president) –
- Meredith Willson (composer) –
- Ella Fitzgerald (jazz singer) –
- Hume Cronyn (actor) –
Events
- King John of England put his seal on the Magna Carta–
- George Washington is appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress–
- Arkansas admitted to the Union as the 25th state–
- Charles Goodyear received a patent for his process to strengthen rubber–
- Oregon Treaty established the 49th parallel as the U.S./British border–
- Jacob Fussell opened the first commercial ice cream factory, Baltimore, Maryland.–
- Steamboat General Slocum burst into flames on the East River killing 1,021 people–
- Princess Margaret of Connaught married Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden–
- John Alcock and Arthur Brown completed first nonstop transatlantic flight at Clifden, County Galway, Ireland–
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee/North Carolina) established–
- Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds pitched his second consecutive no-hit, no-run professional baseball game–
- Singer Judy Garland married Vincente Minnelli–
- The Canadian government announced it would permit color television in Canada–
- Hee Haw premiered on television–
- Richard Weber and Mikhail Malakhov first to walk from Canada to North Pole and back unaided–
- Bob Barker’s final The Price is Right show after 35 years as its host–
- The Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game 7 to win the Stanley Cup–
- A 30-minute power outage occurred in East Missoula, Montana, when a bald eagle dropped its prey, a fawn, on a nearby power line–
- Aerialist Nik Wallenda crossed Niagara Falls on a high wire, becoming the first tightrope walker to cross the falls in more than a century, and the first to cross at the base of the falls.–
Weather
- Killing frost in New Jersey–
- One inch of snow fell in Pennsylvania–
- 14 inches of rain fell in Lake Creek Basin, Texas–
- 5 inches of rain fell in Cadiz, Ohio–
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